Substitutes' Pay May Increase

CENTRAL FLORIDA - The Area - In Brief

March 10, 2005

SANFORD -- Seminole County school officials are having a hard time getting substitute teachers, so they may increase pay to compete with neighboring Orange County schools.

Officials say the pool of individuals willing to substitute has dropped considerably, likely because Orange County pays more. A substitute with a bachelor's degree makes $65 a day in Seminole County and $75 a day in Orange County.

Seminole needs about 290 substitutes each school day, personnel director John Reichert said.